WE MADE IT! Well, I made it. Did you make it? This drink's name isn't a typo. The Dutchess 45ml genever 15ml lemon juice 30ml strained pineapple juice 22ml orgeat syrup 15ml Angostura bitters Shake all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain and serve immediately. This one comes from Theo Lieberman via … Continue reading Ginuary 31st: the Dutchess.
Ginuary 23rd: Foolproof.
So excited that my orgeat syrup finally arrived today, after dreaming of it all month. Each year I seem to fixate on one particular ingredient: this year is the year of the orgeat. Orgeat (pronounced or-ZHAHt; it's French) is a non-alcoholic syrup made from almonds, sugar and either rose water or orange flower water. You … Continue reading Ginuary 23rd: Foolproof.
Ginuary 9th: Genever Blue.
I've got a bunch of fresh berries kicking around in my fridge right now, so I'm going to do what I can to shove them into some drinks, because summer! Ginuary in Australia is pretty tops, and far better than a cold Ginuary in the northern hemisphere would be, I imagine. Huh. I've never really … Continue reading Ginuary 9th: Genever Blue.
Ginuary 1st: Champagne Holiday Punch.
Once more into the fray, chaps. Welcome back, welcome back! I'm writing this post fairly hungover which means this month's first gin was a great success, no? And in fact it was genever! If you recall my final post from last year, I made a flagrant error by using a gin—Monkey 47?—instead of genever, which … Continue reading Ginuary 1st: Champagne Holiday Punch.
Ginuary 31st: Death in the Gulf Stream.
Feeling much like a troubled writer myself on waking this morning, I turned to Hemingway's other hair of the dog. Death in the Gulf Stream 60ml genever 45ml lime juice 4 dashes angostura bitters 5ml sugar syrup Take a tall thin water tumbler and fill it with finely cracked ice. Lace this broken debris … Continue reading Ginuary 31st: Death in the Gulf Stream.
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